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Mar 20, 1995 · My beginner meetings suggests don’t drink and go to meetings, 90 and 90, get a sponsor and use him or her, and get a big book a read it. It worked for me, if you go to meeting you are living in the first three steps, then you get a sponsor and work the rest of the steps.
Most members arrange to attend at least one meeting a week. They may feel that is enough to satisfy their personal need for contact with the program through a local group. Others attend a meeting nearly every day, in areas where such opportunities are available.
Many meetings begin with a reading from the Big Book — frequently a portion of Chapter 5 (“How It Works”) or Chapter 3 (“More About Alcoholism”). A statement about anonymity in A.A. as a valuable privacy principle for new and longtime members might be read.
Meetings marked with (O) are Open Meetings - anyone can attend, while those marked with a (C) are Closed Meetings - for people who have a desire to stop drinking. AA is not affiliated with the courts, treatment centers or any medical institution.
Dec 15, 2023 · Alcoholics Anonymous meetings may be accessible, but do they work? Do they truly help attendees achieve and maintain sobriety? According to research, the answer is yes.
Mar 11, 2020 · Alcoholics Anonymous, the worldwide fellowship of sobriety seekers, is the most effective path to abstinence, according to a comprehensive analysis conducted by a Stanford School of Medicine researcher and his collaborators.
The Conference, comprising about 93 delegates from A.A. areas, the 21 trustees on the board, General Service Office staff members, and others, meets for several days each year. The Conference is exclusively a consultative service agency. It has no authority to regulate or govern the Fellowship.
